Notmuchimprovementwasmadeinthisfield untilthe1920s.Duringthattimemany car
companiestriedtolaunchtheiramphibiousvehiclesbutthemodificationswereeitherlimited
toaddingwheelstothebaseofaboatortoinstallaboat-likehulltoacar.Oneofthemost
famousexamplesofthiswasthepetrol-poweredcarriagethatwasmadebyT.Richmond.This
designwasverysimilartothefirstpetrol-poweredautomobilethatwascreatedbyC.Benz.It
wasathree-wheeledamphibiousautomobileinwhichthe frontwheelwasusedtoprovide
direction to the vehicle on both land and water.
G.Amphibiansmadethemostefficientdesignofanamphibiousvehicle.Themodelhemade
wasabletoachievehighspeedsonbothlandandwater.Hismachineusedahydraulicsystem.
Thissystemallowedthewheelsofthevehicletoriseabovethewatertoprovideappropriate
forcetocutthroughthewaterflow.Hismodelhadlandandwatermodes,andthevehiclewas
able to switch between them in less than 5 seconds.
WaterCarisaCaliforniabasedcompanythatsetagunniesworldrecordoftheirmodelnamed
Python travelling at high speeds like 127mph on landand 60mph in water.
There are several types of amphibious vehicles like:
● Cycles and bikes